On the morning of the eleventh day, the rain suddenly weakened, turning from a super torrential downpour into a moderate rain in an instant, and then into a light drizzle in the afternoon, even stopping for about fifteen minutes in the evening.
The changes in the rain that day gave everyone hope, although in the blink of an eye the rain intensified again, turning into heavy rain, torrential rain, and extremely heavy rain.
Linjiagou Village, located on the very edge of Caolu County, was completely unaware of any actions taken by the county seat. All they knew was that their perseverance had brought them hope, and it seemed they really didn't need to flee anymore.
The water in Nanhu Lake had long since overflowed, flowing into the canal to the west of the village. This canal is shared by all the nearby villages and is mainly used to divert water during the summer when there is a lot of rain.
Even if there were channels, they wouldn't work this year. The rain was too heavy, and the small channels were flooded. The water was almost overflowing to the front door of the house on the far west side of Linjiagou Village.
You see, although their village seems to be nestled in a valley surrounded by mountains, from the west side, their village is actually located halfway up the east mountain. However, there are too many mountains to the east, and they are located in one of the valleys. Overall, the lowest point is this canal, otherwise they wouldn't have dug a canal here.
On this day, the water rose to the middle of Dongshan Mountain, showing that the flood had already begun. Even though the rain subsided for half a day and stopped for a quarter of an hour, it only caused the water to drop by a few inches.
But even if there is hope, the rain might stop again, and the people of Linjiagou Village will still be trapped inside the village.
At Yue Jiuyue's home, Lin Chaodong and his wife, along with Lin Chaonan, who had originally chosen to stay out of a 3:2 ratio, turned visibly pale after learning the next morning that the water level had risen again.
“Mother, we should have listened to you back then! Now the water level has risen again! The clan chief and the elders have said that, judging from the sky, it looks like it won't stop for at least ten days to two weeks. We… we…”
Lin Chaodong couldn't continue. He thought about how the rising floodwaters might force them to leave their homes and live on a barren mountaintop. He knew that, aside from anything else, just getting wet in the rain would cause everyone to catch a cold, and without medical treatment, the outcome would be obvious.
This was because Yue Jiuyue had them raise their hands to vote.
It was because Yue Jiuyue had no intention of fleeing that her remaining rationality was suppressed by wishful thinking, leading to the current situation.
"Don't panic. Our house is the highest in the village, so even if something happens, we'll be the last. You three brothers should first gather up the things from the thatched huts the well-digging team built, the two rooms behind, and the west room. Then go to the cellar and take out a few bags of grain and put them in my room. From now on, our family will sleep in two separate rooms."
After Yue Jiuyue finished speaking, Madam Liu couldn't help but ask:
"Mom, what are you doing?"
"Just in case. I don't know if we'll need it."
The three brothers put on straw raincoats and bamboo hats, and obediently went out.
Lin Chaodong went to tidy up the two rooms in the back, while Lin Chaonan and Lin Chaobei tidied up the west room. They even moved the rabbits and chickens into their room, just to make room for more shelter from the wind and rain.
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